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5 April 1799
TAFKAR2 Started conversation Apr 5, 2003
The date anyone on a decent salary, like over £60 a year, started paying income tax, then at 10%. Luckily for us all this is merely a 'temporary tax' so has to get reinvented every year, but I'm not sure how many years since Napoleon was a corporal it hasn't been reinvented.
5 April 1799
Eccentra Posted Apr 7, 2003
Has anyone else noticed how often April and June are popping up on the list of dates?
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